Cost of living comparison

Costa Rica

compared to

Heredia, Costa Rica

Heredia vs. Costa Rica Cost of Living Summary

Heredia is 4.8% cheaper than Costa Rica overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.9% less in Heredia
Groceries: pay 6.7% more in Heredia
Transportation: pay 21.3% less in Heredia
Housing: pay 4.3% less in Heredia
Childcare: pay 3.2% more in Heredia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.5% less in Heredia
Clothing: pay 0.5% more in Heredia

The cost of groceries, childcare, and clothing in Heredia are more expensive than in Costa Rica. Expenses including transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and housing are lower in Heredia.

Heredia vs. Costa Rica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Heredia instead of Costa Rica, you would:

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pay 8.9% less for restaurants

	Costa Rica	Heredia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.75 CRC4,870.79	$7.48 CRC3,738.90	-23.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.08 CRC4,538.01	$8.21 CRC4,100.29	-9.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.01 CRC1,004.69	$1.99 CRC995.35	-0.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 CRC745.33	$1.46 CRC729.45	-2.1%
Average			-8.9%

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pay 6.7% more for groceries

	Costa Rica	Heredia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.53 CRC1,265.34	$2.59 CRC1,295.74	+2.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.76 CRC1,880.24	$4.26 CRC2,131.12	+13.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 CRC3,485.87	$5.12 CRC2,558.62	-26.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.21 CRC1,605.14	$3.26 CRC1,628.41	+1.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.97 CRC1,984.26	$4.40 CRC2,198.97	+10.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.79 CRC894.15	$1.95 CRC973.65	+8.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 CRC308.26	$0.63 CRC314.83	+2.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 CRC607.84	$1.59 CRC794.64	+30.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 CRC610.46	$1.29 CRC646.07	+5.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 CRC546.82	$1.30 CRC648.55	+18.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 CRC556.53	$1.19 CRC594.52	+6.8%
Average			+6.7%

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pay 21.3% less for transportation

	Costa Rica	Heredia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.63 CRC2,811.83	$5.49 CRC2,741.57	-2.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.00 CRC24,484.83	$14.58 CRC7,283.57	-70.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,063.37 CRC17,521,201.52	$30,123.42 CRC15,052,704.05	-14.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.62 CRC7,806.44	$15.90 CRC7,943.94	+1.8%
Average			-21.3%

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pay 4.3% less for housing

	Costa Rica	Heredia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.50 CRC24,235.71	$53.56 CRC26,764.02	+10.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$778.04 CRC388,786.19	$823.51 CRC411,508.26	+5.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$547.50 CRC273,587.94	$592.96 CRC296,301.21	+8.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.26 CRC34,108.45	$39.88 CRC19,927.12	-41.6%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 3.2% more for childcare

	Costa Rica	Heredia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$519.07 CRC259,378.58	$485.86 CRC242,785.55	-6.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,987.74 CRC5,490,586.13	$12,409.58 CRC6,201,081.35	+12.9%
Average			+3.2%

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pay 9.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Costa Rica	Heredia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 CRC1,362.76	$2.14 CRC1,068.26	-21.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.65 CRC1,826.03	$3.39 CRC1,694.76	-7.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.58 CRC2,289.78	$3.98 CRC1,988.06	-13.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.46 CRC29,712.51	$48.59 CRC24,278.55	-18.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.63 CRC4,310.38	$9.72 CRC4,855.71	+12.7%
Average			-9.5%

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pay 0.5% more for clothing

	Costa Rica	Heredia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.32 CRC32,642.29	$64.78 CRC32,371.41	-0.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.54 CRC22,256.86	$50.76 CRC25,364.13	+14.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.39 CRC55,159.76	$116.61 CRC58,268.53	+5.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.22 CRC48,579.36	$80.98 CRC40,464.26	-16.7%
Average			+0.5%

Costa Rica vs. Heredia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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